Gyo-O

Every time when I hear "Gyo-O", the first thing comes to mind is their interesting interior design. I've always wanted to give them a try, and few weeks ago, EU and I had finally got the chance to check it out!

Gyo-O
#2137-3779 Sexsmith Road, Richmond BC

Ratings
1:Yucks! 2:Improvement needed 3:So-So~ 4:Good 5:Very good 6:Heavenly

Food: 4.5
Price: 4
Services: 5
Ambiance: 5
Overall: 5

• authentic Japanese restaurant
• chefs and waitresses are Japanese
• Sun-Mon 12am-9pm
• Closed on the 2nd Wednesday of every month
• larger portions than typical izakaya places
• a division of Gyoza King
• famous for their Kaisen Don (Seafood rice bowl)
• has a large variety of dons and udons

Tuna Tataki Salad-3.5/6

• I don't really remember the name and the price of this dish
• texture of tuna sashimi is ok
• dressing is a bit overwhelming; I can't really taste the tuna :(
• salad is fresh but nothing special really

Goma Miso Prawn Gyoza-4/6

• $5.50
• the amount of sauce is acceptable
• EU wanted to try this because she knows Gyo-O is a division of Gyoza King, so she decided to try their "signature items"
• to be honest, I didn't find anything special but I will sure give it another try when I visit Gyo-O/Gyoza King next time

Gyo-O Kaisen Don (Regular)-4.5/6

• $12.50
• their signature item
• basically is a rice bowl with assorted sashimi slices
• serve in a large bowl
• rice and sashimi are in a good proportion

• Gyo-O still has other Kaisen Dons on their menu
• Well, I can't rate which sashimi is the best because I can't eat Ebi (prawn) and dont' eat Octopus. But if I do have to choose, I'll say tamago is the best!

Tuna Toro Tai Ryou Mori-5/6

• again I don't remember the price
• I decided to try this because I rarely see "tai ryou mori" on the menus
• cooked/raw fish on top of 3 plain maki rolls, topped with some tobiko
• cooked tuna toro is soft and taste well with the sushi rolls

EU and I actually wanted to try their desserts, but their special dessert that day was not really attractive to us, so we didn't try any.

I will definitely come back for their other choices. I will like to try the Tuna & Salmon Bukake Udon with Spicy Sauce, both Mixed Seaweed and Wakame Seaweed Udon! :)